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Family activity

The Enchanted Cinema

Embark on a cinematic adventure and help bring classic animated films to life as part of a family orchestra.

Date
28 March 2026
Location
The National Archives, Kew

100 years of hand-drawn animation come to life with live scores and sound FX created by a family pop-up orchestra lead by The Enchanted Cinema, featuring My Neighbour Totoro, The Adventures of Prince Achmed and Hedgehog in the Fog .

Professional musicians lead children and adults to become an orchestra creating the sound effects and music from these much-loved animated classics using instruments, hands and voices.

Start with a warm-up using hands and voices, before children and adults team up with instruments – turtle drums, lyre harp, zaphir chimes, gong, bird flutes, ocarinas and bamboo canes – to create a live score.

Event details

Date
28 March 2026, 11:30 to 14:30
Price
Free to £8
Age
Aimed at ages 4 to 12
Location
Auditorium
The National Archives, Kew, Richmond, TW9 4DU

This event has sold out.

Dates for this event

28 March 2026 (past event)

  • 11:30 to 12:30
  • 13:30 to 14:30

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